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Pitney Bowes Named to “World`s Most Ethical Companies” List for Fourth Consecutive Year

April 3, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

STAMFORD, Conn.–(Business Wire)–
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today announced that it has been recognized by the
Ethisphere Institute as one of the World`s Most Ethical Companies in 2010.
Pitney Bowes earned a spot on the list by implementing ethical business
practices and initiatives that benefit customers, shareholders, employees and
communities. Pitney Bowes has earned this award for four consecutive years.

“Pitney Bowes is honored to be recognized once again as one of the world`s most
ethical companies,” said Murray Martin, Chairman, President and CEO, Pitney
Bowes Inc. “Ethical business practices are the foundation upon which Pitney
Bowes was built, and are a vital part of how we operate around the world.”

Pitney Bowes incorporates ethics and compliance into its day-to-day business
operations through adherence to an ethical code of conduct, which is translated
into nine different languages for employees, suppliers, and other entities doing
business with the company. Mandatory ethics and compliance training is issued
yearly for employees, and managers are rated in their annual performance
appraisals on their ethical leadership.

This is the fourth year that the Ethisphere Institute, a research think tank
dedicated to the advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics,
corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability, has
published the World`s Most Ethical Rankings. The 2010 list will appear in
Ethisphere Magazine’s Q1 issue.

The methodology for the WME ranking includes reviewing codes of ethics,
litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in
innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to
improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives,
industry peers, suppliers and customers.

Read about the methodology and view the complete list of the 2010 World`s Most
Ethical Companies at http://ethisphere.com/wme2010/

About Pitney Bowes:

Celebrating its 90th year of innovation, Pitney Bowes provides software,
hardware and services that integrate physical and digital communications
channels. Long known for making its customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is
increasingly helping other companies grow their business. Pitney Bowes is a $5.6
billion company and employs 33,000 worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is
a new opportunity. www.pb.com

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Elizabeth Reinhart, 203-351-6152
Elizabeth.Reinhart@pb.com

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Pakistan’s rocket-shelling plunges market price of land beyond border

September 17, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Chak Allah Bakhash (Punjab), Sept. 15 (ANI): The prices of farming land have plunged following past week’s rocket-shelling incident in the India-Pakistan border villages.

Local farmers say that it was already quite tough to find buyers for the land situated beyond fencing and the latest rocket-shelling incident has caused the prices to drop further.

Fenced from three sides, Village Chak Allah Bakhash at the International border has nearly 150 acres of land beyond fencing.

Balwinder Kaur, one of the natives in village Chak Allah Bakhash, said that it was already difficult for her to meet the daily expenditure.

Sucha Singh, another villager, said: “My family owns a piece of land across fencing and has been facing many difficulties while cultivating the land at the border. There are no takers for our land.”

Nearly 553 km long barbed fencing of the Punjab border along side Pakistan resulted in thousands of acres of land being left beyond fencing.

The price of the land spread before fencing line is nearly three times higher than the vast land spread beyond the fencing.

An acre of land, located before fencing, is available for approximately 600,000 to 10,00,000 rupees whereas more fertile land, located beyond the fencing, is worth about 200,000 to 300,000 rupees per acre.

Mandatory frisking by security men at the border gates of the fence and restricted working hours and few objections could be some of the reasons for a lesser price of land beyond fencing.

The farmers are worried that it would be difficult to find buyers for their lands. By Ravinder Singh Robin (ANI)

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PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian Newspapers – April 17

April 18, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Following are some leading stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on April 17.

Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Telephone: Editorial: +62-21-384-6364. Fax: +62-21-344-8404 or Help Desk: +803-061-2124 (toll free).

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JAKARTA POST

- GOVERNMENT SPENDING REMAINS SLOW IN Q1

Government spending in the first quarter was only 11.3 percent of the 988.1 trillion rupiah ($92.34 billion) full year’s budget, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Sri Mulyani Indrawati said, adding the government would boost spending in the second and third quarter to help cope with global downturn. – GOLKAR EYES SECOND-TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH YUDHOYONO

Top officials of the Golkar party are considering maintaining the party’s partnership with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Democrat party, Aburizal Bakrie, a member of Golkar’s advisory board said, after a drop in the party’s support reduced its hopes for a presidential bid.

- GOVERNMENT ASKED TO ALLOW VOTERS TO USE ID

Poll watchdogs have urged the government and the General Election Commission (KPU) to issue a regulation that allows unregistered voters to vote using their ID cards in the July 8 presidential election following problems with voter lists, director of the Centre for Electoral Reform Hadar N Gumay said.

- GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH ‘I LOVE INDONESIA’ LOGO

Indonesia is set to launch an “I Love Indonesia” logo on April 22 as part of moves to encourage appreciation of locally made goods and services since the global economic downturn has hit local industries, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pengestu said.

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JAKARTA GLOBE

- GOVERNMENT TO CUT STATE ENTERPRISES’ DIVIDENDS

The government plans to cut the dividend payout ratio of several state-owned enterprises to between 25-50 percent of profit in a bid to help them cope with their foreign debt liabilities amid currency volatility, State Enterprises Minister Sofyan Djalil said. – - – -

INVESTOR DAILY

- BANK ICB BUMIPUTERA TO ISSUE MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE BOND

Indonesian lender, PT Bank ICB Bumiputera Tbk (BABP.JK), said it plans to issue a 150 billion rupiah ($14.02 million) mandatory convertible bond to increase its working capital.

- FORESTRY MINISTRY TO PREPARE REHABILITATION STRATEGY

Indonesia’s forestry ministry plans a 15-year forest and land rehabilitation strategy to better manage the funding of reforestation efforts, said Indriastuti, forest and land rehabilitation director at the ministry.

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Jihad’ mandatory for every Pakistani if India attacks, says Fatwa

January 6, 2009 By Rajiv Gupta Leave a Comment

Lahore, Jan.6 (ANI): Amidst international efforts to tone down the rising tension between India and Pakistan, religious groups in Pakistan have decreed that ‘Jihad’ or the ‘holy war’ would become mandatory for every citizen of Pakistan if India wages a war.

According to a ‘fatwa’ issued by an all parties’ conference, “Jihad will be mandatory for the Pakistani nation in case India attacks the country,” the Daily Times reported.

The participants in the all party meeting also demanded the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to issue a declaration condemning India.

Expressing concern over the current political scenario, the joint communiqué opined that the two major political parties of the country should not create difficulties for each other, as it would worsen Pakistan’s current crises.

The meet was attended by a number of noted religious scholars and heads of various religious and political parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the Tehreek-e-Insaaf, the Sunni Tehrik, the Mustafai Tehrik, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, the Minhajul Quran, the Nizam-e-Mustafa Party and the Jamaat Ahle Sunnat. (ANI)

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